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Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann

1991 · 95 min

A tense, sober true-crime TV movie that keeps you anxious for a captive girl as a rural manhunt closes in.

Directed by
Charles Correll
Genres
Tv movie, Drama, Thriller
Tagline
She screamed but nobody heard.
Overview
True story of a young woman's abduction by a deranged loner that led to the largest manhunt in the history of Pennsylvania.

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Directed by
Charles Correll
Genres
Tv movie, Drama, Thriller
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • crime
  • fate
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • wilderness
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror4
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Genres
tv movie, drama, thriller
Directed by
Charles Correll
Written by
Durrell Royce Crays
Starring
David Morse, Megan Follows, Dion Anderson, Tom Atkins, David Soul, Travis Swords, Jack Kehler, Taylor Fry
Cinematography
Steven Shaw
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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